libertine: Meaning and Definition of

lib•er•tine

Pronunciation: (lib'ur-tēn", -tin), [key]
— n.
  1. a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, esp. a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
  2. a freethinker in religious matters.
  3. a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome.
—adj.
  1. free of moral, esp. sexual, restraint; dissolute; licentious.
  2. freethinking in religious matters.
  3. unrestrained; uncontrolled.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
liberticide libertinism
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